KIDK is the local CBS affiliate television station for Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho, USA. It broadcasts a digital signal on channel 36. The station is owned by Fisher Communications. Its transmitter is located atop East Butte, near Atomic City.
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| Idaho Falls/Pocatello, Idaho | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Channel 3 Eyewitness News |
| Slogan | Taking Action for You |
| Channels | Digital: 36 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 3.1 CBS
3.2 MyNetworkTV |
| Translators | 38 (UHF) Rexburg |
| Owner | Fisher Communications, Inc.
(operated through SSA by News-Press & Gazette Company) (Fisher Broadcasting - SE Idaho TV, LLC) |
| First air date | December 20, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | KID (former callsign) with an extra K |
| Sister station(s) | KIFI-TV, KXPI-LD |
| Former callsigns | KID-TV (1953-1984) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog:
3 (VHF, 1953-2009) |
| Former affiliations | All secondary:
DuMont (1953-1955)[1] NBC (1953-1961) ABC (1953-1974) UPN (1995-2003) |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW |
| Height | 489 m |
| Facility ID | 56028 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°29′50.6″N112°39′52.7″W |
| Website | www.kidk.com |
The station was founded on December 20, 1953 as KID-TV, becoming KIDK in 1984. It was once co-owned with KID radio (AM 590 and FM 96.1).
In December 2010 it was announced that KIDK had entered into a shared services arrangement with KIFI under which KIDK would be run out of the KIFI facility and 27 KIDK staffers would be laid off.[2] As a result of the arrangement, KIDK's morning newscast was canceled on January 7, 2011.[3] The kidk.com URL was subsequently replaced by a redirect to a separate section of the KIFI website.
Current on-air staff[]
Anchors
- Todd Kunz
- Jessica Crandall
Reporters
- Brittany Borghi
- Marissa Bodnar
- Stephanie Hale-Lopez
- Caleb James
- Michelle Ludtka
- Jamie Ostroff
- Jessica Crandall
Weather
- Steve Cannon
- Liz Cosgrove
Sports
- Jeff Landers
- Michelle Ludtka
News/station presentation[]
Newscast titles[]
- Action News 3
- News 3 (1980s–2001)
- Newswatch 3 (2001–2007)
- Channel 3 Eyewitness News (2007–2018)
- KIDK Eyewitness News 3 (2018–present)
Station slogans[]
- Live, Local and Latebreaking (?-1997)
- In Touch With Idaho, In Touch With You (1997-2000)
- The One to Watch (2000-?)
- Taking Action for You (2007–present)
Past on-air staff[]
- Justine Beauvais
- Anthony Congi
- Emily Florez
- Laural Porter
- Susan Furniss
- Ann Rubin
- Wes Horrocks
- Jennifer McGraw
- Rey Gutrerez
- Araksya Karapetyan
- Hasti Taghi
- Sarah Schwabe
- Tony Gugliotta
- Rick Montanez
- Nate Eaton
- Betsy Lambert
- Noah Bond
- Teresa Priolo
- Darlene Deacon
- Josh Barlow
- Jeff Robinson
- Jackie Pepper
- Jolyn Thomas
- MaryBeth Dickson
- Susan Stephens
- Phil Lipoff
- Jessica Wheeler
- Ken Garcia
- Ted Dawson
Station slogans[]
- Live, Local and Latebreaking (?-1997)
- In Touch With Idaho, In Touch With You (1997-2000)
- The One to Watch (2000-?)
- Taking Action for You (2007–present)
Logos[]
Translators[]
Within its network, KIDK has a total of 20 translators serving parts of Eastern and Central Idaho, and parts of Western Wyoming.
- Challis, Idaho K10AW
- Clayton, Idaho K05AL
- Driggs, Idaho K07QC
- Inkom, Idaho K11AG
- Lava Hot Springs, Idaho K11CP
- Lemhi, Idaho; Baker, Idaho K05BE
- Leadore, Idaho K11BD
- Malad City, Idaho K58AR
- Montpelier, Idaho K27CS
- North Fork, Idaho K02CE
- Preston, Idaho K36AD
- Salmon, Idaho; Williams Creek, Idaho K69CA
- Salmon, Idaho; Williams Creek, Idaho K07PV
- Soda Springs, Idaho K09ID
- Afton, Wyoming K10LO
- Auburn, Wyoming K10LO
- Big Piney, Wyoming K12AH
- Hoback Junction, Wyoming K11LL
- South Park, Wyoming K07CS
- Thayne, Wyoming K07PB
KIDK has a construction permit for a digital fill-in translator on channel 38 in Rexburg, Idaho[4]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Aden, Frank Jr. (2006). "The Beginning of TV in Idaho". As the Turntable Turns, issue 1. July 2006. History of Idaho Broadcasting.
- ^ KIDK-KIFI SSA Deal To Cost 27 Jobs TVNewsCheck, December 9, 2010
- ^ "KIDK Programming Note". KIDK.com. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1390655.pdf